Key Takeaways
- The CBI arrested two bank officials for accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000.
- The alleged bribery centered on a KCC account and a hold of Rs 50,000 at Punjab National Bank, Bagpat.
- Investigators set a trap and captured the officials as they attempted to receive the money.
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two bank officials, branch manager and field officer of Punjab National Bank posted at Bagpat in Uttar Pradesh for an alleged bribery case, the central probe agency said on Tuesday.
A case was registered on July 31 on the basis of a complaint against Branch Manager and Field Officer, CBI said.
It was alleged that the complainant was having a KCC account, jointly in his name and in the name of his grandfather in Punjab National Bank, Bagpat.
It was further stated that an amount of Rs 4.95 lakh was sanctioned in the KCC account and disbursed to a savings bank account.
The branch manager then placed a hold of Rs 50 thousand on the same savings account. When the complainant asked for release, the manager and field officer demanded an initial bribe of Rs 35 thousand.
Later, the demanded bribe was reduced to Rs 25 thousand, according to the CBI probe agency.
CBI laid a trap and caught the accused while they were allegedly accepting the bribe of Rs 25 thousand from the complainant, CBI said.
